Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. All are examples of the kind of work featured in Stand To!
Pension Record Cards - claims for soldiers who were killed
The next major release of images of the Pension Record cards saved by the WFA has now been made available to WFA members…
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The Real Birdsong: The Kilian Tunnel
In the BBC adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' ‘Birdsong' we have seen how the character Stephen Wraysford escaped in a some…
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The day my family came
The 20th August 2013 was a hot day. Probably not as hot as the 20th July 1918. Despite these dates being separated by ne…
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Leonard Maidment: missing, found, now remembered
As Serjeant Leonard Maidment nervously waited in the pre-dawn gloom of the morning of 20 July 1918 preparing for his fir…
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The German Spring Offensive March 1918
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which marked Russia’s withdrawal from the war, was signed on 3rd March 1918 by the new Russ…
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The Great War March Casualities
During the early years of the war, March on the Western Front was a time of preparation for the spring offensives both s…
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Lewes and the Great War February Casualites
February’s Lewes casualties provide a glimpse of the contrasting life experiences and backgrounds of residents of differ…
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Lewes and the Great War 1914-1918 January Casualties
By the end of autumn 1914 the German advance on Paris had been halted and both sides had dug in for the winter, creating…
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The Battle of the Somme - A Royal Flying Corps perspective
On 1st July 1916, the Battle of the Somme opened. With 60,000 casualties (including 20,000 dead) on the first day, this …
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Götterdämerung – June 1919 The End of the German High Seas Fleet by Robin Brodhurst…
The surrender and scuttling of the Kaiser’s High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands is a perfect example of …
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Victoria Crosses awarded on the Western Front
The Victoria Cross (VC) is awarded for 'conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy'. For a medal that is awarded …
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The Liverpool Scottish at Bellewaarde
This article is intended to briefly tell the story of one not particularly well known action that took place on 16 June …
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